Data Health & Maturity Quiz | Silver Lake Analytics

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How does your organisation primarily collect data?

Ad-hoc & manual (e.g., spreadsheets, manual entry)

Mostly automated, but from siloed systems

Automated and consolidated into a few key systems

Fully automated, real-time, and centrally managed

Unsure

In various spreadsheets and individual local files

In different departmental databases and SaaS tools

In a centralised database or data warehouse

In a modern cloud data platform with integrated data sources

Unsure

Primarily based on gut-feel, experience, and anecdotal evidence

Partially with data, but intuition is still the main driver

Mostly data-driven, using standard reports and dashboards

Highly data-driven, using advanced analytics and predictive models

Unsure

KPIs are not clearly defined or are tracked inconsistently

Some KPIs are defined, but are tracked manually and infrequently

Key KPIs are well-defined and automatically tracked in dashboards

KPIs are deeply integrated into strategy and tracked in real-time by all levels

Unsure

Primarily Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets

A mix of Excel and some basic reporting features in other software

A dedicated Business Intelligence (BI) tool (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)

A suite of tools including BI, advanced analytics platforms, and custom models

Unsure

No, data-related tasks are handled by IT or other roles as a side-duty

Yes, we have one or two people who are the 'data experts'

Yes, we have a small, formal data or analytics team

Yes, we have a well-established and growing data organisation

Unsure

Non-existent; we don't have formal rules for data management

Basic; we have some unwritten rules and perform occasional clean-up

Developing; we have formal policies and some automated quality checks

Mature; we have a comprehensive governance framework with clear ownership and high data trust

Unsure

Not at all; each system is a separate silo

Minimally; we manually export/import data between systems

Partially; some key systems are connected via automated pipelines

Fully; we have a unified view of the customer and business across all systems

Unsure

Very low; data is often questioned and seen as unreliable

Mixed; some reports are trusted, others are not

Generally high; most people trust the data from our core systems

Very high; data is considered the single source of truth

Unsure

No, we focus solely on historical reporting

We've discussed it or run small experiments

Yes, we use it in at least one area of the business

Yes, it's a core part of our strategy and used in multiple departments

Unsure